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Originally posted by Tom Earp
FOX NEWS.
Do they write more fiction than fact?
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Actually, you bring up an interesting point -- although I think I found it through the back door.
One of the more serious problems with electronic journalism these days is the emphasis on "live."
In straight news, it's live intros and tags to "breaking" stories. On cable networks like FOX, it live interviews or commentary programs.
It used to be that all reports were investigated and then written and edited. That gives several chances to catch mistakes -- although some did occur.
Today, a single slip of the tongue, or in this case some dated information, is spoken without benefit of editing or current investigation.
Add that to the alleged slanting of news one way or the other and it's no wonder the public has lost it's confidence in the news media.